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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is driving the car the night of the accident that cripples Simon Allcourt-St. James for life?
(a) Lady Helen Clyde.
(b) Superintendent Webberly.
(c) Sergeant Barbara Havers.
(d) Inspector Lynley.

2. With whom does Nigel Parrish see William Teys arguing shortly before Teys' murder?
(a) Russel Mowery.
(b) Richard Gibson.
(c) Ezra Farmington.
(d) Roberta Teys.

3. What has the London press dubbed the person responsible for the murders in the train stations?
(a) The Train Station Strangler.
(b) The Railway Plague.
(c) The Railway Ripper.
(d) The Caboose Killer.

4. Why is Chief Inspector Nies angry with his superior officer, Chief Constable Kerridge?
(a) Kerridge owes him money from a poker game.
(b) Kerridge steals his girlfriend.
(c) Kerridge denies him a promotion.
(d) Kerridge makes him free an accused murderer.

5. As the book opens, how many murders have occurred around London train stations in the last five weeks?
(a) Five.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Eighty.
(d) Ten.

6. What is the first name of Richard Gibson's wife?
(a) Madeline.
(b) Caroline.
(c) Marsha.
(d) Olivia.

7. What do the toxicology reports indicate are in William Teys' blood at the time of his murder?
(a) Rat poisoning.
(b) Arsenic.
(c) Sleeping pills.
(d) Heroin.

8. Who discovers William Teys' body?
(a) Father Hart.
(b) Gillian Teys.
(c) Olivia Odell.
(d) Stepha Odell.

9. What does Ezra Farmington do for a living?
(a) He's a police officer.
(b) He's an artist.
(c) He's a farmer.
(d) He's a tailor.

10. What is Father Hart's religion?
(a) Catholic.
(b) Baptist.
(c) Methodist.
(d) Episcopalian.

11. Which of the following statements does not describe Richard Gibson?
(a) Bull-necked with the thick limbs of a labourer.
(b) Missing two front teeth.
(c) Six and a half feet tall.
(d) Black hair, brown eyes, and swarthy skin.

12. What is the beverage that Stepha Odell calls Odell's?
(a) A fruit punch with fresh raspberries and strawberries.
(b) A mixture of hot tea and rum.
(c) A mixture of coffee and butterscotch with whipped cream.
(d) A home-brewed ale made according to her father's recipe.

13. In Chapter 2, what event is Lynley attending when Sergeant Havers must summon him back to London for a meeting with their superiors?
(a) Simon Allancourt-St. James' wedding.
(b) His niece's baptism.
(c) Lady Helen Clyde's birthday party.
(d) His father's retirement party.

14. What about the treatment of Roberta Teys upsets Inspector Lynley in Chapter 6?
(a) She is kept in a filthy, rat-infested cell.
(b) She is being denied medicine that she needs.
(c) Food is being withheld from her.
(d) She's not given a psychiatric exam or an attorney.

15. What color hair does Stepha Odell have?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Blonde.
(d) Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. During his train ride in the opening scene, what is Father Hart holding in his lap?

2. At what train station does Father Hart disembark?

3. What does Jimmy Havers refuse to do, even though it would improve his health?

4. What aristocratic title does Inspector Lynley hold?

5. Whose death does Chief Superintendent fail to mention in his report about William Teys' murder?

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